Merchandise Display Systems For Lighting Control Devices

ABSTRACT

Merchandise display systems for lighting control devices are disclosed. Such a display system may include one or more distinct lighting control devices, each having a respective user-manipulatable actuator, and a video display that presents a virtual lighting scene associated with a selected lighting control device. A lighting load may be connected to one or more of the lighting control devices. User manipulation of a selected actuator may simultaneously affect both the presentation of the virtual lighting scene and a light intensity level of the lighting load.

BACKGROUND

Lighting control devices are offered for sale in retail stores. Examplesof such lighting control devices include line-voltage devices, such aswallbox dimmers and plug-in lamp dimmers, as well as low-voltagedevices, such as keypads.

To attract consumers to a particular brand of lighting control device, aretailer may employ a merchandise display system. Such a display systemmay include a product display containing a user-removable plurality oflighting control devices that are packaged for sale.

Such a display system may also include a lighting control device havinga user-manipulatable actuator. The lighting control device may beconnected to a lighting load. User manipulation of the actuator mayaffect the light intensity level of the lighting load.

Lighting control devices are also advertised on Internet-based websites. Such a web site may present a “virtual” lighting control device,and a “virtual” lighting scene associated with the virtual lightingcontrol device. Using a computer input device, such as a mouse orkeyboard, a user can “manipulate” the virtual lighting control device.

User manipulation of the virtual lighting control device affects thevirtual lighting scene. For example, such manipulation may cause thelight intensity level of the virtual lighting scene to increase ordecrease, or it may cause the website to present a different scenealtogether.

To continue to attract prospective customers to a particular line ofproducts, improved merchandise display systems for lighting controldevices would be desirable.

SUMMARY

Described herein are merchandise display systems for lighting controldevices that include one or more lighting control devices and a videodisplay. Each lighting control device may include a respectiveuser-manipulatable actuator, such as an on-off actuator or dimmingactuator, for example. User manipulation of a selected one of theactuators may cause the video display to present a virtual lightingscene associated with the lighting control device comprising theselected actuator.

User manipulation of a selected actuator may also cause the videodisplay to alter the virtual lighting scene. The video display may alterthe virtual lighting scene by increasing or decreasing a light intensitylevel associated with the virtual lighting scene, or by causing thevideo display to present a different virtual lighting scene.

A lighting load may be connected to one or more of the lighting controldevices. User manipulation of the actuator may simultaneously affectboth the presentation of the virtual lighting scene and a lightintensity level of the lighting load.

The display system may include a product display that contains auser-removable plurality of the lighting control devices. Each of theuser-removable plurality of lighting control devices may be packaged forsale.

The display system may also include a display panel. The lightingcontrol devices, the video display, and the lighting load may be mountedonto the display panel. The display panel may be inset into the productdisplay.

The video display may also present product information or energy savingsinformation associated with the lighting control device. Usermanipulation of the actuator may cause the video display to alter theenergy savings information. The video display may present an image ofthe lighting control device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts an example merchandise display system for lightingcontrol devices.

FIG. 2 depicts an example display panel for a merchandise display systemfor lighting control devices.

FIG. 3 depicts an example video display screen.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an example merchandise display systemfor lighting control devices.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts of an example method for controlling amerchandise display system for lighting control devices.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 depicts an example merchandise display system 100 for lightingcontrol devices. The display system 100 may be a standalone displaysystem, having a base 102 and opposing side panels 104A, 104B extendingfrom the base 102. The display system 100 may have a back panel (notseen in FIG. 1) extending from the base 102 between the side panels 104Aand 104B. The display system 100 may include a light source 106, whichmay extend from the back panel, between the side panels 104A and 104B.The light source 106 may provide overall lighting in the area in frontof the display system 100. The display system 100 may include a marquis108, which may present advertising indicia, such as the name of thecompany offering the lighting control devices for sale, trademarks,slogans, or the like.

The display system 100 may include a product display 110 containing auser-removable plurality of lighting control devices 112. Each of theuser-removable plurality of lighting control devices 112 may be packagedfor sale. Any number of packaged lighting control devices 112 may bedisplayed. Any number of different types of lighting control devices 112may be displayed.

The packaged lighting control devices 112 may be arranged in rows (leftto right) and columns (top to bottom). The product display 110 mayinclude a number of rails 114. A number of packaged lighting controldevices 112 may be hung on a rail 114. A purchaser may remove one ormore packaged lighting control devices 112 by sliding the packageddevice(s) off of the rail 114. The product display 110 may also includea respective tag 116 associated with each of the of lighting controldevices 112. The tags 116 may provide the prospective consumer withinformation about the lighting control devices 112 contained on thatrail 114, such as the cost, product name, part number, etc. The tags 116may be displayed on the rails 114.

The display system 100 may include a display panel 120, which may beinset into the product display 110. FIG. 2 depicts an example displaypanel 120. A plurality of lighting control devices 122A-E may be mountedon the display panel 120. The lighting control devices 122A-E may bedistinct from one another. That is, the lighting control devices 122A-Emight be different types of lighting control devices, have differentproduct names, etc.

Each of the lighting control devices 122A-E may include a respectiveuser-manipulatable actuator 124A-E. Each of the user-manipulatableactuators 124A-E may be an on-off actuator, e.g., actuator 128A, thatcauses the light intensity level of an associated lighting load totoggle between an on state and an off state, or a dimming actuator,e.g., actuator 128B, that causes the light intensity level of anassociated lighting load to vary incrementally between a preset minimumlight intensity level and a preset maximum light intensity level.

The display system 100 may also include a video display 130, which maybe mounted onto the display panel 120. The video display 130 may includea video display screen 132, which may be a liquid crystal diode (LCD)screen, for example. The display system may include a light surround126, which may be a light source that at least partially surrounds thevideo display screen 132.

FIG. 3 depicts an example video display screen 132, which may bepartitioned into one or more viewing areas 132A-G. The video display 130may be adapted to present a respective virtual lighting scene associatedwith each of the lighting control devices 122A-E in one of the viewingareas, e.g., viewing area 132A. User manipulation of a selected one ofthe actuators 124A-E may cause the video display 130 to present thevirtual lighting scene associated with the lighting control device122A-E comprising the selected actuator 124A-E.

As shown in FIG. 3, a virtual lighting scene may include a depiction ofa room, office, or other lighted area. The lighted area may include oneor more “virtual” light sources, which may be presented on the screen asrenderings of realistic light sources illuminating certain areas on thescreen. The scene may be defined such that each virtual light source“illuminates” its associated area at a certain light intensity levelrelative to the light intensity levels of the other virtual lightsources. In general, the virtual light sources may be presented atdifferent intensity levels, though they may all be presented at the sameintensity level.

Each virtual light source may be defined to have a respective maximumlight intensity level and a respective minimum light intensity level.The scene may be presented at a relative light intensity levelcorresponding to the current state of the selected actuator. In otherwords, if the selected actuator is in a certain state between itsminimum state and its maximum state, then each light source may bepresented at a light intensity level corresponding to the same statebetween its preset minimum and maximum light intensity levels. Forexample, if a dimming actuator is set halfway between its maximumposition (e.g., associated with fully-on) and its minimum position(e.g., associated with off), then each of the virtual light sources maybe presented at a light intensity level that is halfway between itsminimum and maximum light intensity levels.

User manipulation of the selected actuator may cause the video displayto alter the virtual lighting scene. The video display may alter thevirtual lighting scene by increasing or decreasing the light intensitylevel associated with the virtual lighting scene. The video display mayalter the virtual lighting scene by presenting a different virtuallighting scene.

If the virtual lighting scene currently being presented is associatedwith the selected lighting control device, then manipulation of theselected actuator may affect the light intensity level of the scene. Ifthe currently-presented scene is not associated with the selectedlighting control device, then manipulation of the selected actuator maycause the video display to present a different scene, i.e., the sceneassociated with the selected lighting control device.

The video display may present an image 134 of the selected lightingcontrol device in a second viewing area, e.g., viewing area 132B. Inresponse to manipulation of the selected lighting control device, thedisplay system may cause the presented image of the selected device tomimic the behavior of the real device. For example, if a user were tomove a dimmer slider on the selected lighting control device, thedisplay system may cause the video display to present an image of theselected device with the dimmer slider 134B moving in concert with thereal dimmer slider. Similarly, if a user were to toggle an on-offactuator on the selected lighting control device, the display system maycause the video display to present a virtual toggling on-off actuator134A of the image.

The video display may present energy savings information associated withthe lighting control device in a third viewing area, e.g., viewing area132C. The energy savings information may be a function of the state ofthe dimming actuator or the on-off actuator. For example, energy savingsinformation could be computed as a function of the ratio of the amountof energy that would be consumed at the selected light intensity levelrelative to the amount of energy that would be consumed if the lightingwere undimmed. User manipulation of the actuator may cause the videodisplay to alter the energy savings information. For example, as theuser manipulates the actuator in a manner that corresponds to increasesor decreases in light intensity level, the video display may alter thepresented energy savings information to show less or more energysavings. The energy savings information may be presented as a percent ofenergy saved (e.g., as shown in viewing area 132C), as an extension ofbulb life (e.g., as shown in viewing area 132D), and/or as a savings incost (e.g., as shown in viewing area 132E).

The video display may also present product information associated withthe selected lighting control device. As depicted in viewing areas 132Fand 132G, such product information may include, for example, adescription of the features and functions provided by the selectedlighting control device.

The display system 100 may also include a real lighting load connectedto one or more of the lighting control devices. The real lighting loadmay include the light source 106, described above in connection withFIG. 1, that provides overall lighting in the area in front of thedisplay system 100, or the light surround 126, described above inconnection with FIG. 2. The real lighting load may include any number oflamps or light sources.

User manipulation of a selected actuator may affect the light intensitylevel of the real lighting load. For example, the display system maycause the light intensity level of the real lighting load to correspondto the current state of the selected actuator. Accordingly, because thelight intensity level of the virtual lighting scene presented by thevideo display also corresponds to the current state of the selectedactuator, the light intensity level of the real lighting load maycorrespond to the virtual lighting scene presented by the video display.Thus, user manipulation of a selected actuator may simultaneously affectboth the presentation of the virtual lighting scene and the lightintensity level of the real lighting load.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an example merchandise display systemfor lighting control devices. The system may include a plurality oflighting control devices 152A-C, each of which may be any type oflighting control device, such as, for example, lighting control devices122A-E depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. Each of the one or more lightingcontrol devices 152A-C may be coupled to an AC voltage source 150.

Each lighting control device 152A-C may be coupled to a respectivecorresponding load box 154A-C and relay R1-3. The load boxes 154A-C maybe resistive load boxes, such as synthetic minimum loads (e.g., LutronElectronics Co, Inc., part number LUT-LBX-WH). As shown, a lightingcontrol function block 158A may be defined to include an associatedlighting control device 152A, load box 154A, and relay R1. For eachlighting control device 152A-C, the system may have a correspondinglighting control function block of similar elements.

Each of the lighting control devices 152A-C may be operable to produce aphase-controlled voltage in response to user manipulations of itsassociated dimming actuator. The control circuit 160 may be operable tomonitor the phase-controlled voltages produced by the lighting controldevices 152A-C. For example, the control circuit 160 may monitor thephase-controlled voltages produced by the lighting control devices152A-C by monitoring the currents flowing through the load boxes 154A-Cvia sensing inputs S1-S3. By monitoring the current flowing through theload box 154A, for example, the control circuit 160 can determinewhether the lighting control device 152A was actuated. If there is achange in the current flowing through the load box 154A, then lightingcontrol device 152A was actuated. The control circuit 160 can alsodetermine the nature of the actuation (e.g., raise/lower, toggle, etc.)by measuring the amount of current.

The control circuit 160 may be coupled to the video display 130. Thecontrol circuit 160 may update the video display 130 with informationrelated to a selected device 152A-C. Further, because the controlcircuit 160 measures the current flowing through the load boxes 152A-C,the control circuit 160 can update the virtual lighting scene beingpresented by the video display, and can provide appropriate energysavings information to correspond with the measured current.

Additionally, upon determining that a selected device 152A-C wasactuated, the control circuit 160 can control the corresponding relay156A-C via the corresponding control output C1-C3. When the controlcircuit 160 senses that a selected device 152A-C has been actuated, thecontrol circuit 160 may close the corresponding relay 156A-C, therebydirectly coupling the selected device 152A-C to the real lighting load.The real lighting load would then be responsive to the phase controlledvoltage of the selected device 152A-C. Thus, the light intensity levelof the real lighting load can also change in response to user actuationsof a selected device 152A-C.

If the user were to begin actuating a different device 152A-C, thecontrol circuit 160 would sense the current flowing through the load boxcorresponding to the newly-selected device 152A-C via its correspondingsensing input S1-S3. The control circuit 160 would then update the videodisplay with information related to the newly-selected device 152A-C.The control circuit 160 would also open the relay 156A-C correspondingto the previously-selected device 152A-C via the control output C1-C3corresponding to the previously-selected device 152A-C, and close therelay 156A-C corresponding to the newly-selected device 152A-C via thecontrol output C1-C3 corresponding to the newly-selected device 152A-C.Thus, the real lighting load would be made responsive to thephase-controlled voltage of the newly-selected device 152A-C.

The control circuit 160 may also be operable to directly control theintensity of the real lighting load with its own phase-controlledvoltage (not shown in FIG. 4).

FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts of an example method for controlling amerchandise display system for lighting control devices. FIG. 5 is aflowchart of a method 200 for inactivating the merchandise display 100in the absence of user activity. At 202, the system detects whether anyuser activity has occurred. User activity may be, for example, a usermanipulating one or more of the lighting control devices. The system isoperable to detect whether any of the actuators has been manipulated bymonitoring the current via sensing inputs S1-3. If, at 202, the systemdetects that a selected one of the actuators has been manipulated then,at 204, the user activity is processed. Once the user activity has beenprocessed at 204, the system continues to detect user activity.

If, at 202, the system does not detect user activity, then, at 206, thesystem determines whether the period of inactivity, i.e., the time sincethe last detection of user activity, is greater than or equal to apredefined timeout period. The timeout period may be measured inseconds. If, at 206, the system determines that the period of inactivityis less than the timeout period, then the system continues to cycle,through 202 and 204, awaiting either a detection of user activity or forthe period of inactivity to reach the timeout period.

If, at 206, the system determines that there has been no user activityfor the timeout period, then, at 208, the system may cause the videodisplay to go into “inactive” mode. For example, the video display maygo into a power-saving mode, wherein nothing is displayed on the LCD.Alternatively, the video display may display a preprogrammed image orsequence of images when the display is in inactive mode. The system mayremain in inactive mode until user activity is detected at 202.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a method 204 for processing user activity at aselected one of the manipulatable lighting control devices. As describedabove, the merchandise display system 100 may provide any number, N, ofuser-manipulatable lighting control devices. The method 204 may beperformed simultaneously for all N lighting control devices, orsequentially, for one device at a time.

In a sequential method, as depicted in FIG. 6, a variable, X, may beinitialized, at 210, to an initial value, e.g., one, that corresponds toa specific one of the N lighting control devices (e.g., the “first”lighting control device). At 212, the system detects whether there hasbeen any user activity on the lighting control device corresponding tothe variable X (e.g., the “first” lighting control device). This useractivity may be sensed via a sensing input S1-3.

If, at 212, the system determines that there has been no activity on theXth lighting control device, then, at 214, the variable X isincremented, and the system goes back to 212 to determine whether therehas been any activity on the (X+1)^(st) (the “next”) lighting controldevice. If, at 216, the system determines that the value of the variableX does not exceed the number N of lighting control devices in thesystem, then the control process returns to step 212, cycling throughthe lighting control devices to detect activity on a selected one ofthem.

If, at 212, the system determines that there has been activity on theXth lighting control device, then at 220, the system determines thelight intensity level corresponding to the current state of the selectedactuator by measuring the current via sensing inputs S1-3.

At 222, the system causes the video display to present a virtual sceneassociated with the selected lighting control device. The scene mayinclude a virtual depiction of a room, office, or other lighted area.The lighted area may include one or more virtual light sources. Thescene may be defined such that each light source is at a certainintensity level relative to the light intensity levels of the otherlight sources. All light sources may be at the same intensity level, orthey may, in general, be at different intensity levels.

The scene may be presented at the light intensity level corresponding tothe current state of the selected actuator. For example, if the currentstate of the selected actuator is a certain percentage of fully-on (say,50%) then each light source may be presented at that percentage of itsmaximum intensity level.

At 224, the system may cause the video display to present productinformation associated with the selected lighting control device, asdescribed above in connection with FIG. 3. At 226, the system may causethe video display to present energy information associated with theselected lighting control device, as described above in connection withFIG. 3. At 228, the system enables the selected lighting control deviceto control the real lighting load to which it is connected, as describedabove in connection with FIG. 4.

The control system then returns to 212 to determine whether there iscontinued user activity on the selected lighting control device, or onanother lighting control device. If at 216, the system determines thatthe value of the variable X exceeds the number N of the lighting controldevices in the system, then the control process exits at 218.

1. A merchandise display system, comprising: a lighting control devicecomprising a user-manipulatable actuator; and a video display thatpresents a virtual lighting scene associated with the lighting controldevice, wherein user manipulation of the actuator causes the videodisplay to alter the virtual lighting scene.
 2. The display system ofclaim 1, wherein user manipulation of the actuator causes the videodisplay to alter the virtual lighting scene presented by the videodisplay by increasing a light intensity level associated with thevirtual lighting scene.
 3. The display system of claim 1, wherein usermanipulation of the actuator causes the video display to alter thevirtual lighting scene presented by the video display by decreasing alight intensity level associated with the virtual lighting scene.
 4. Thedisplay system of claim 1, wherein user manipulation of the actuatorcauses the video display to alter the virtual lighting scene by causingthe video display to present a different virtual lighting scene.
 5. Thedisplay system of claim 1, further comprising a display panel, whereinthe lighting control device and the video display are mounted onto thedisplay panel.
 6. The display system of claim 5, further comprising aproduct display containing a user-removable plurality of the lightingcontrol devices.
 7. The display system of claim 6, wherein each of theuser-removable plurality of lighting control devices is packaged forsale.
 8. The display system of claim 6, wherein the display panel isinset into the product display.
 9. The display system of claim 1,wherein the user-manipulatable actuator is an on-off actuator.
 10. Thedisplay system of claim 1, wherein the user-manipulatable actuator is adimming actuator.
 11. The display system of claim 1, further comprisinga lighting load connected to the lighting control device, wherein usermanipulation of the actuator affects a light intensity level of thelighting load.
 12. The display system of claim 11, wherein the lightintensity level of the lighting load corresponds to the virtual lightingscene.
 13. The display system of claim 1, wherein the video displaypresents product information associated with the lighting controldevice.
 14. The display system of claim 1, wherein the video displaypresents energy savings information associated with the lighting controldevice.
 15. The display system of claim 14, wherein the usermanipulation of the actuator causes the video display to alter theenergy savings information.
 16. The display system of claim 1, whereinthe video display presents an image of the lighting control device. 17.A merchandise display system, comprising: a plurality of lightingcontrol devices, each said lighting control device comprising arespective user-manipulatable actuator; and a video display adapted topresent a respective virtual lighting scene associated with each of thelighting control devices, wherein user manipulation of a selected one ofthe actuators causes the video display to present the virtual lightingscene associated with the lighting control device comprising theselected actuator.
 18. The display system of claim 17, wherein usermanipulation of the selected actuator causes the video display to alterthe virtual lighting scene presented by the video display.
 19. Thedisplay system of claim 18, wherein user manipulation of the selectedactuator causes the video display to alter the virtual lighting scene byincreasing a light intensity level associated with the virtual lightingscene presented by the video display.
 20. The display system of claim18, wherein user manipulation of the selected actuator causes the videodisplay to alter the virtual lighting scene by decreasing a lightintensity level associated with the virtual lighting scene presented bythe video display.
 21. The display system of claim 17, wherein usermanipulation of the selected actuator causes the video display topresent a different virtual lighting scene.
 22. The display system ofclaim 17, further comprising a display panel, wherein the plurality oflighting control devices and the video display are mounted onto thedisplay panel.
 23. The display system of claim 22, further comprising aproduct display containing a user-removable plurality of the lightingcontrol devices.
 24. The display system of claim 23, wherein each of theplurality of user-removable lighting control devices is packaged forsale.
 25. The display system of claim 22, wherein the display panel isinset into the product display.
 26. The display system of claim 17,wherein at least one of the user-manipulatable actuators is an on-offactuator.
 27. The display system of claim 17, wherein at least one ofthe user-manipulatable actuators is a dimming actuator.
 28. The displaysystem of claim 17, further comprising a lighting load connected to atleast one of the lighting control devices, wherein user manipulation ofthe actuator associated with the at least one lighting control deviceaffects a light intensity level of the lighting load.
 29. The displaysystem of claim 28, wherein the light intensity level of the lightingload corresponds to the virtual lighting scene presented by the videodisplay.
 30. The display system of claim 17, further comprising alighting load connected to each of the lighting control devices, whereinuser manipulation of the selected actuator affects a light intensitylevel of the lighting load.
 31. The display system of claim 30, whereinthe light intensity level of the lighting load corresponds to thevirtual lighting scene presented by the video display.
 32. The displaysystem of claim 17, wherein the video display presents productinformation associated with the lighting control device having theselected actuator.
 33. The display system of claim 17, wherein the videodisplay presents energy savings information associated with the lightingcontrol device having the selected actuator.
 34. The display system ofclaim 33, wherein the user manipulation of the selected actuator causesthe video display to alter the energy savings information.
 35. Thedisplay system of claim 17, wherein the video display presents an imageof the lighting control device having the selected actuator.
 36. Amerchandise display system, comprising: a lighting control devicecomprising a user-manipulatable actuator; a video display that presentsa virtual lighting scene associated with the lighting control device;and a lighting load connected to the lighting control device, whereinuser manipulation of the actuator simultaneously affects both thepresentation of the virtual lighting scene and a light intensity levelof the lighting load.
 37. The display system of claim 36, wherein thelight intensity level of the lighting load corresponds to the virtuallighting scene.
 38. The display system of claim 36, wherein usermanipulation of the actuator increases the light intensity level of thelighting load and causes the video display to increase a light intensitylevel associated with the virtual lighting scene.
 39. The display systemof claim 36, wherein user manipulation of the actuator decreases thelight intensity level of the lighting load and causes the video displayto decrease a light intensity level associated with the virtual lightingscene.
 40. The display system of claim 36, wherein user manipulation ofthe actuator causes the video display to present a different virtuallighting scene, and sets the light intensity level of the lighting loadto correspond to the different virtual lighting scene.
 41. The displaysystem of claim 36, further comprising a display panel, wherein thelighting control device, the lighting load, and the video display aremounted onto the display panel.
 42. The display system of claim 41,further comprising a product display containing a user-removableplurality of the lighting control devices.
 43. The display system ofclaim 42, wherein each of the plurality of user-removable lightingcontrol devices is packaged for sale.
 44. The display system of claim41, wherein the display panel is inset into the product display.
 45. Thedisplay system of claim 36, wherein the video display presents productinformation associated with the lighting control device.
 46. The displaysystem of claim 36, wherein the video display presents energy savingsinformation associated with the lighting control device.
 47. The displaysystem of claim 46, wherein the user manipulation of the actuator causesthe video display to alter the energy savings information.
 48. Thedisplay system of claim 36, wherein the video display presents an imageof the lighting control device.
 49. A merchandise display system,comprising: a plurality of distinct lighting control devices, each saidlighting control device comprising a respective user-manipulatableactuator; a video display adapted to present a respective virtuallighting scene associated with each of the lighting control devices; anda lighting load connected to all of the lighting control devices,wherein user manipulation of a selected one of the actuators affects alight intensity level of the lighting load, and causes the video displayto present the virtual lighting scene associated with the lightingcontrol device comprising the selected actuator.
 50. The display systemof claim 49, wherein the light intensity level of the lighting loadcorresponds to the virtual lighting scene presented by the videodisplay.
 51. The display system of claim 49, wherein user manipulationof the selected actuator increases the light intensity level of thelighting load and causes the video display to increase a light intensitylevel associated with the virtual lighting scene presented by the videodisplay.
 52. The display system of claim 49, wherein user manipulationof the selected actuator decreases the light intensity level of thelighting load and causes the video display to decrease a light intensitylevel associated with the virtual lighting scene presented by the videodisplay.
 53. The display system of claim 49, wherein user manipulationof a second selected one of the actuators causes the video display topresent a second virtual lighting scene, and to set the light intensitylevel of the lighting load to a second light intensity level thatcorresponds to the second virtual lighting scene.
 54. The display systemof claim 49, further comprising a display panel, wherein the pluralityof distinct lighting control devices, the lighting load, and the videodisplay are mounted onto the display panel.
 55. The display system ofclaim 54, further comprising a product display containing auser-removable plurality of the lighting control devices.
 56. Thedisplay system of claim 55, wherein each of the plurality ofuser-removable lighting control devices is packaged for sale.
 57. Thedisplay system of claim 54, wherein the display panel is inset into theproduct display.
 58. The display system of claim 49, wherein the videodisplay presents product information associated with the lightingcontrol device having the selected actuator.
 59. The display system ofclaim 49, wherein the video display presents energy savings informationassociated with the lighting control device having the selectedactuator.
 60. The display system of claim 59, wherein the usermanipulation of the selected actuator causes the video display to alterthe energy savings information.
 61. The display system of claim 49,wherein the video display presents an image of the lighting controldevice having the selected actuator.